NatGeo lost my respect when they jumped on the reality show bandwagon with a reality show about Gypsies. I mean this commercial came on and while I admit I don't know a great deal about modern Romani, I'm pretty darned sure they're not like this family portrayed on the commercials of this show which made them seem about as classy as the folks from Jersey Shore.

I had to laugh though, as Ellen DeGeneres had something to say about the reality shows on tv these days. She said "The Learning Channel used to be a place where you could learn things, but now all you learn is that your life isn't as bad as you thought it was."

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Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here. Be cheerful, strive to be happy. -Desiderata

My entry for today: When Amazon has the same item from 2345 different vendors and you don't find out shipping charges until you almost pull the trigger. I'm sure a lot of people get very peeved when they realize too late that they just paid an unnecessary $8 for shipping for an item otherwise available with free shipping. I just dodged that bullet.

My little annoyance. For some reason, when I'm using the computer in our office instead of my laptop, I'll go to my bookmarks and no matter what I click on, eBay's site comes up. This is not bookmarked.

I clicked on the Ehell bookmark this morning and was directed to eBay. I think someone is trying to get me to spend money I don't have.

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Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here. Be cheerful, strive to be happy. -Desiderata

My entry for today: When Amazon has the same item from 2345 different vendors and you don't find out shipping charges until you almost pull the trigger. I'm sure a lot of people get very peeved when they realize too late that they just paid an unnecessary $8 for shipping for an item otherwise available with free shipping. I just dodged that bullet.

And Amazon's stupid price adjustment algorithm thing that changes the prices of stuff almost constantly. The laundry soap I buy from there can range from $12 to $23 throughout the day--I have to be careful when I buy to make sure that it's the low price!

Excuse me. I've pretty much had it with the once highly trusted and noble History Channel. Blech!

In the UK their slogan is "We don't do ordinary", DH says it should be "We don't do history".

I love your DH - very respectfully, platonic and from a large distance.

It is better for my blood pressure and faith in humanity if I keep away from The History Channel, Discovery and the likes. Did you know that Egyptian obelisks were a network for wireless energy transmission? The energy was generated by water mills at the base, driven by the canals that flowed by them, and used by - guess who - aliens. I wish I were kidding.

I hate really weird logical fallacies that people inject into their relationships because you can't really "challenge" them, since they're based solely on personal opinions and feelings. Girl A at my school is mad at Boy B because B admitted, when asked, that he sometimes gets a little exasperated with A for talking to him all the time in class.

Girl A replied that getting exasperated with her isn't something a friend would do, so therefore A and B aren't friends anymore.

Um, what? I'm obviously a third party and have no room to talk, but I just don't understand the line of reasoning that says being friends means you can't get mildly exasperated with someone from time to time.